MANILA – Partido Reporma standard-bearer Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson said that the government could better help Filipinos by boosting their capacity-building instead of passing regulations that lead to stagnation.... Read full article
MANILA – Partido Reporma standard-bearer Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson on Wednesday said he is willing to attend a special session of Congress if called by President Rodrigo Duterte to discuss the possible declaration of a state of economic emergency... Read full article
MANILA – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has reset the start of the printing of the official ballots for the May 9, 2022 national and local elections on Thursday due to various technical factors.... Read full article
MANILA – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will push for the enactment of a law mandating the attendance of poll bets in debates in future elections.... Read full article
MANILA – A national federation of trade unions in the power industry called on the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to investigate the possible violation of election laws by some party-list groups which claim to represent electricity consumers.... Read full article
MANILA – A committee in the House of Representatives on Thursday adopted two resolutions urging the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to extend the deadline for voter registration from Sept. 30 to Oct. 31.... Read full article
MANILA – The Philippine Air Force (PAF) is looking at the possibility of acquiring heavy-lift helicopters as part of efforts to beef up its helicopter fleet.... Read full article
MANILA – Commission on Elections (Comelec) First Division presiding Commissioner Rowena Guanzon on Thursday said she voted to approve the petitions seeking to disqualify presidential aspirant Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.... Read full article
MANILA – Presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. will not join the presidential debate organized by the Commission on Elections (Comelec).... Read full article
PAOAY, Ilocos Norte – In an apparent response to Vice Presidential candidate Sara Duterte’s call to “Protect Bongbong Marcos,” Sandro Marcos on Wednesday urged fellow Ilocanos to return the favor by protecting the president’s daughter.... Read full article
Lawyer John Paul Martin, election officer of Baguio, said the sectoral off-site registration aims to ensure that “all those who want to vote can be registered."... Read full article
BAGUIO CITY – A total of 62 public service institutions here and in Benguet's capital town La Trinidad are benefitting from the free internet service provided by the government through the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT... Read full article